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UK-Russia differences on Syria

The Prime Minister alluded "very big differences" between the British and Russian approaches to ending the conflict in Syria. During a joint press conference at Downing Street, he said he believed these differences could be "overcome".

Archbishop of York: Arming of Syrian rebels 'naive'

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, who was making his first public appearance since he revealed he had prostate cancer, has described the idea of arming the Syrian rebels as "very, very naive."

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu. Credit: PA

"There are all kinds of very different factions and it may simply be a battle between Shiites and Sunnis, but also a battle within among themselves - the radicals, the conservatives, the reformists. It's a toxic mixture," he told BBC Radio 5 Live's Pienaar's Politics.

Dr Sentamu also criticised corrupt government officials who embezzle funds from the public purse, at an ecumenical service in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, ahead of the G8 summit.

"They are directly robbing the poor of their education, health, food, employment and sustainable development," he said.

"We say, from this fantastic cathedral to both types of robbers, 'enough is enough. Stop indirectly and directly robbing the poor'."